I have been in the mood to make homemade applesauce, ever since Ryan's teacher made it in class for Johnny Appleseed Day a few weeks ago! She added a box of red hots to the apples, but my kids don't really like cinnamon in their applesauce, so I went by this recipe below. Have I mentioned how much I love my old Crock Pot? It is the best device ever! You can freeze this in freezer bags, or cook it longer and make apple butter to can! I think I will try that next.
Homemade Applesauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
1/4 cup water or apple juice
Place all of the apple pieces in a large bowl and stir in sugar and ground cinnamon. Pour water or apple juice into the bottom of a large crockpot (slow cooker) and add the apple mixture. Cover, turn the crockpot setting to Low, and cook for about 8 hours (or on High for 5 hours), stirring occasionally. Blend until smooth or mash for a more chunky type of sauce. Serve warm or room temperature.
Makes approximately 4 cups of applesauce.
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5 comments:
A box of red hots? I would have never thought of that! I love your recipe and now I'm craving applesauce too!
thanks, I can't wait to try this! It sounds much easier than the grinder method my mom uses.
Sounds yummy! I used to make applesauce with my kiddos when I taught preschool. Brings back memories!!! I love my crock pots too - but I especially like the ones you can remove the "crock" part - makes it so much easier to clean - especially when you use it to make Rotel dip!!! ;o]
Thanks for the recipe, Lisa! I love the box of Red Hots idea... sounds awesome! Looks yummy!
will definately try this receipe. Thank you for visiting my blog.
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